Rector v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis
923 F.2d 570 · 1991
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Ford v. Wainwright · In re Disbarment of Sabiston · Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico · Town of North Bonneville v. United States · Rector v. State
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“according to Ford, we must examine two factors in assessing petitioner's competency to be executed: (1) whether petitioner understands that he is to be punished by execution; and (2) whether petitioner understands why he is being punished”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“Justice Powell's standard, that `only those who are unaware of the punishment they are about to suffer and the reason they are to suffer it are entitled to a reprieve,' satisfies due process”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Ford standard, i.e., that a prisoner must understand the fact of his impending execution and the reason for it”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.